Nummer: 16002


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 19.03.1943
Time of attack : 20:08
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 523
Commander : Pietzsch
Grid : AL 4838
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 6000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo coup de grâce
Convoy : HX.229 s
Date of observation : 19.03.1943
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Mathew Luckenbach
Year of launch : 1918
Actual tonnage : 5848 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 54.23n 23.34w
Footnote : "Mathew Luckenbach" had already been torpedoed by U-527/Uhlig a few hours before at 10:47h (see FN.3247).


Convoy : HX.229 s
Route of convoy : (New York) - Halifax - United Kingdom
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Sep 1942 ab Halifax, then from New York (counter traffic = ON), vgl. HXF und SC.
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Anm. Mathew
Changes: 1) Pietzsch, Werner
2) Rayner/33, 15.5.00
3) Kolbicz E160 02.02: Anm.: Mathew